Terra Power Solutions has been instrumental in drafting the proposal of a Private Members Bill to be presented on the 18th November 2008.
We believe this bill will create the necessary environment which is conducive to the fast deployment of renewable technologies in South Africa.
Terra Power will be addressing a South African Wind Energy (SAWEA) on the topic in a workshop planned for early November 2008. Terra Power support the latest revision of the bill. We encourage all interested parties to provide positive inputs to the bill and are available for any questions which might arise. Please feel free to send letters to support the bill. (see attached for details)
Articles from the Press conference held in Cape Town on the 28th October 2008.
| GOOD NEWS!!!! NERSA Feed in Tariff decision 31st March 2009 |
31 March 2009 |
| GOOD NEWS!!!! NERSA Feed in Tariff decision 31st March 2009 brings certainty for investors and incentives for renewable energy to make a start in South Africa!!!! Click here to read article |
| MPs take up renewable energy cause |
30 October 2008 |
| Parliamentarians from a cross-section of political parties have formed a lobby group to try and get things moving in the renewable energy sector in South Africa. Calling itself eREACT (e parliament Renewable Energy Activists), its first move this week was to unveil a private members bill on feed-in tariffs. Click here to read article |
| MPs want sun, wind, water for the people |
28 October 2008 |
| Impatient with the slow pace at which solar, wind and other renewable energy production is being developed, a group of MPs on Tuesday unveiled a private member's bill they hope will speed up the process. Click here to read article |
| Renewable Energy Feed-In Tariff Bill |
17th July 2008 |
Considering the urgent need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in order to prevent dangerous climate change; Noting the increasing, large scale contribution that producing electricity from renewable energy sources can make to reduce such emissions, at the same time as helping to meet our energy needs and having other beneficial environmental, social and economic effects; Click here to read article REFIT rev1
Click here to read article REFIT rev 2
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| Plan to export African solar power to Europe |
26 December 2007 |
| The European Union is considering spending £5-billion (R70-billion) on a solar power scheme that could provide up to a sixth of Europe’s electricity needs. Click here to read article |
| Nersa undertakes to have feed on tariffs in place by February 2009 |
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| The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) would announce the Renewable energy feed-in tariff (Refit) on February 28, Nersa regulator member for electricity Thembani Bukula told delegates at the national Renewable Energy Conference in Sandton on Thursday. Click here to read article |
| Greenpeace takes on dirty coal |
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| President-elect Barack Obama’s increased emphasis on renewable energy could help to finally unleash the United States vast potential for solar energy, but economic difficulties may prove a barrier to some of the more expensive renewable initiatives, says information technology research and advisory company Gartner, Inc. Click here to read article |
